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Pain Magnet

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As a Spiritual Teacher I write to share journeys of growth. There is so much emphasis on positive outlooks, sometimes it is hard to find material that talks about how to get through the darkness to the positive.  Pema Chodron inspires me. She is transparent. She shares her stories and demystifies the path to enlightenment. Those stories have given me strength. I hope I can pay that forward. As a Healer, many people have a radar to sense pain. I have a pre-birth in the womb memory of coming here (Earth) with a mission to wipe out pain.  Empaths on this "mission" of eradicating pain, can actually become quite ill if they believe they can do this without the Guidance and Strength of Spirit. Working alone, without the protection of Spirit, there is the danger of having an out of wack ego, as if a mere person, a human,  can or even should wipe out pain. And as if pain is not an important part of life on Earth. Apparently what at first looks like a noble mission really turns ...

Mouse in a wheel-around we go

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Mouse in a wheel; around you go You get stuck. Then you get upset about being stuck. Then you don't trust anyone, because you are stuck. And around and around you go like a hamster in a wheel.  Sometimes you can slow the wheel down, and you think you are finally getting somewhere. Whew. This IS a hard place to be and as long as the wheel is spinning few can get in to help-- including yyour Spirit Guides, never mind a human helper !! The spinning wheel has benefits. Sometimes, in cases of abuse, it is a protection behavior that you need until you are strong enough to take on a journey of healing. It keeps your mind and sometimes your body busy which helps you to stay away from deeper feelings or issues. It assures you "you are getting somewhere" with the perpetual motion that you have been taught to worship in industrialized nation cultures. You don't have time to consider options; therefore you do not take risks nor do you risk failure.  Failure is always a part ...